Canada vs Costa Rica

Canada (North America) and Costa Rica (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Canada Costa Rica World

0 20k 40k 60k 1960 Canada: 2,264.95 Costa Rica: 382.31 World: 452.65 1961 Canada: 2,246.08 Costa Rica: 355.84 World: 471.93 1962 Canada: 2,274.43 Costa Rica: 335.22 World: 496.11 1963 Canada: 2,380.32 Costa Rica: 345.51 World: 525.19 1964 Canada: 2,561.64 Costa Rica: 353.71 World: 563.85 1965 Canada: 2,777.18 Costa Rica: 373.84 World: 601.89 1966 Canada: 3,055.29 Costa Rica: 395.15 World: 638.97 1967 Canada: 3,226.38 Costa Rica: 414 World: 664.4 1968 Canada: 3,473.24 Costa Rica: 444.81 World: 703.46 1969 Canada: 3,776.16 Costa Rica: 477.08 World: 761.11 1970 Canada: 4,135.82 Costa Rica: 535.54 World: 817.68 1971 Canada: 4,535.39 Costa Rica: 570.36 World: 884.88 1972 Canada: 5,106.74 Costa Rica: 638.85 World: 1,002 1973 Canada: 5,858.33 Costa Rica: 768.94 World: 1,201.53 1974 Canada: 7,056.71 Costa Rica: 817.08 World: 1,362.19 1975 Canada: 7,536.52 Costa Rica: 936.99 World: 1,488.94 1976 Canada: 8,838.95 Costa Rica: 1,123.28 World: 1,589.73 1977 Canada: 8,949.11 Costa Rica: 1,393.38 World: 1,766.28 1978 Canada: 9,154.43 Costa Rica: 1,555.84 World: 2,055.49 1979 Canada: 10,077.5 Costa Rica: 1,734.6 World: 2,335.19 1980 Canada: 11,208.2 Costa Rica: 2,020.99 World: 2,587.01 1981 Canada: 12,379.04 Costa Rica: 1,068.05 World: 2,628.62 1982 Canada: 12,527.31 Costa Rica: 1,032.41 World: 2,554.08 1983 Canada: 13,477.1 Costa Rica: 1,212.56 World: 2,561.17 1984 Canada: 13,930.47 Costa Rica: 1,372.2 World: 2,614.33 1985 Canada: 14,170.12 Costa Rica: 1,429.38 World: 2,690.59 1986 Canada: 14,521.18 Costa Rica: 1,568.56 World: 3,118.57 1987 Canada: 16,377.69 Costa Rica: 1,567.03 World: 3,487.88 1988 Canada: 19,012.57 Costa Rica: 1,554.74 World: 3,829.99 1989 Canada: 20,794.68 Costa Rica: 1,725.14 World: 3,930.51 1990 Canada: 21,525.86 Costa Rica: 1,829.67 World: 4,338.94 1991 Canada: 21,846.79 Costa Rica: 2,253.38 World: 4,453.9 1992 Canada: 20,950.33 Costa Rica: 2,612.39 World: 4,679.98 1993 Canada: 20,186.8 Costa Rica: 2,840.39 World: 4,685.3 1994 Canada: 19,997.62 Costa Rica: 3,039.56 World: 4,967.01 1995 Canada: 20,679.63 Costa Rica: 3,275.25 World: 5,463.2 1996 Canada: 21,296.97 Costa Rica: 3,226.96 World: 5,507.22 1997 Canada: 21,901.59 Costa Rica: 3,407.78 World: 5,408.57 1998 Canada: 21,024.56 Costa Rica: 3,617.46 World: 5,302.34 1999 Canada: 22,315.31 Costa Rica: 3,690.96 World: 5,401.23 2000 Canada: 24,271 Costa Rica: 3,812.75 World: 5,512.56 2001 Canada: 23,822.1 Costa Rica: 3,985.13 World: 5,404.2 2002 Canada: 24,256.06 Costa Rica: 4,067.72 World: 5,539.32 2003 Canada: 28,301.91 Costa Rica: 4,173.15 World: 6,129.87 2004 Canada: 32,145.57 Costa Rica: 4,431.01 World: 6,818 2005 Canada: 36,383.97 Costa Rica: 4,703.01 World: 7,290.57 2006 Canada: 40,504.85 Costa Rica: 5,256.6 World: 7,803.19 2007 Canada: 44,660.08 Costa Rica: 6,137.71 World: 8,685.33 2008 Canada: 46,710.37 Costa Rica: 6,937.24 World: 9,425.74 2009 Canada: 40,874.96 Costa Rica: 6,832.7 World: 8,827.04 2010 Canada: 47,560.84 Costa Rica: 8,265.79 World: 9,555.07 2011 Canada: 52,224.12 Costa Rica: 9,276.39 World: 10,496.93 2012 Canada: 52,670.14 Costa Rica: 10,127 World: 10,597.85 2013 Canada: 52,637.73 Costa Rica: 10,803.24 World: 10,759.35 2014 Canada: 50,960.89 Costa Rica: 10,911.5 World: 10,912.24 2015 Canada: 43,594.24 Costa Rica: 11,714.71 World: 10,191.98 2016 Canada: 42,314.1 Costa Rica: 12,091.03 World: 10,239.47 2017 Canada: 45,129.73 Costa Rica: 12,317.09 World: 10,784.4 2018 Canada: 46,539.22 Costa Rica: 12,620.02 World: 11,344.73 2019 Canada: 46,352.97 Costa Rica: 12,951.86 World: 11,417.6 2020 Canada: 43,537.9 Costa Rica: 12,475.69 World: 10,999.49 2021 Canada: 52,886.64 Costa Rica: 12,962.27 World: 12,472.91 2022 Canada: 56,496.93 Costa Rica: 13,971.77 World: 12,876.24 2023 Canada: 54,847.54 Costa Rica: 17,140.77 World: 13,313.86 2024 Canada: 55,015.71 Costa Rica: 18,853.28 World: 13,717.09 2025 Canada: 55,697.66 Costa Rica: 19,970.1 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Canada Costa Rica World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Canada: 71.13 Costa Rica: 63.46 World: 50.94 1961 Canada: 71.35 Costa Rica: 63.86 World: 52.8 1962 Canada: 71.37 Costa Rica: 64.23 World: 55.29 1963 Canada: 71.38 Costa Rica: 64.33 World: 55.65 1964 Canada: 71.78 Costa Rica: 64.49 World: 56.1 1965 Canada: 71.87 Costa Rica: 64.76 World: 55.93 1966 Canada: 72 Costa Rica: 65.1 World: 56.45 1967 Canada: 72.21 Costa Rica: 65.55 World: 56.9 1968 Canada: 72.35 Costa Rica: 65.78 World: 57.34 1969 Canada: 72.5 Costa Rica: 66.36 World: 57.68 1970 Canada: 72.7 Costa Rica: 66.79 World: 57.94 1971 Canada: 73.03 Costa Rica: 67.41 World: 58.02 1972 Canada: 72.93 Costa Rica: 68.01 World: 58.84 1973 Canada: 73.16 Costa Rica: 68.73 World: 59.3 1974 Canada: 73.24 Costa Rica: 69.45 World: 59.7 1975 Canada: 73.52 Costa Rica: 70.25 World: 60.13 1976 Canada: 73.86 Costa Rica: 70.95 World: 60.45 1977 Canada: 74.22 Costa Rica: 71.52 World: 61.04 1978 Canada: 74.53 Costa Rica: 72.03 World: 61.39 1979 Canada: 74.87 Costa Rica: 72.54 World: 61.84 1980 Canada: 75.1 Costa Rica: 73.03 World: 62.15 1981 Canada: 75.5 Costa Rica: 73.44 World: 62.52 1982 Canada: 75.73 Costa Rica: 73.87 World: 62.87 1983 Canada: 76.06 Costa Rica: 74.25 World: 63.13 1984 Canada: 76.33 Costa Rica: 74.58 World: 63.44 1985 Canada: 76.33 Costa Rica: 74.77 World: 63.73 1986 Canada: 76.46 Costa Rica: 74.95 World: 64.12 1987 Canada: 76.78 Costa Rica: 75.22 World: 64.46 1988 Canada: 76.86 Costa Rica: 75.55 World: 64.67 1989 Canada: 77.12 Costa Rica: 75.85 World: 64.96 1990 Canada: 77.44 Costa Rica: 76.09 World: 65.11 1991 Canada: 77.59 Costa Rica: 76.24 World: 65.3 1992 Canada: 77.84 Costa Rica: 76.39 World: 65.55 1993 Canada: 77.7 Costa Rica: 76.32 World: 65.74 1994 Canada: 77.87 Costa Rica: 76.33 World: 65.96 1995 Canada: 77.98 Costa Rica: 76.44 World: 66.2 1996 Canada: 78.22 Costa Rica: 76.43 World: 66.52 1997 Canada: 78.41 Costa Rica: 76.6 World: 66.83 1998 Canada: 78.62 Costa Rica: 76.87 World: 67.07 1999 Canada: 78.84 Costa Rica: 77.06 World: 67.31 2000 Canada: 79.17 Costa Rica: 77.32 World: 67.65 2001 Canada: 79.4 Costa Rica: 77.61 World: 67.95 2002 Canada: 79.53 Costa Rica: 77.94 World: 68.23 2003 Canada: 79.72 Costa Rica: 78.21 World: 68.52 2004 Canada: 79.99 Costa Rica: 78.51 World: 68.77 2005 Canada: 80.11 Costa Rica: 78.88 World: 69.11 2006 Canada: 80.54 Costa Rica: 79.05 World: 69.47 2007 Canada: 80.54 Costa Rica: 79.1 World: 69.81 2008 Canada: 80.72 Costa Rica: 79.18 World: 70 2009 Canada: 81.07 Costa Rica: 79.37 World: 70.38 2010 Canada: 81.32 Costa Rica: 79.35 World: 70.68 2011 Canada: 81.48 Costa Rica: 79.62 World: 70.97 2012 Canada: 81.66 Costa Rica: 79.93 World: 71.26 2013 Canada: 81.74 Costa Rica: 80.19 World: 71.53 2014 Canada: 81.78 Costa Rica: 80.23 World: 71.78 2015 Canada: 81.83 Costa Rica: 80.41 World: 71.97 2016 Canada: 81.94 Costa Rica: 79.99 World: 72.19 2017 Canada: 81.81 Costa Rica: 79.99 World: 72.37 2018 Canada: 81.8 Costa Rica: 80.09 World: 72.64 2019 Canada: 82.16 Costa Rica: 80.3 World: 72.87 2020 Canada: 81.53 Costa Rica: 79.73 World: 72.18 2021 Canada: 81.45 Costa Rica: 78.05 World: 71.22 2022 Canada: 81.09 Costa Rica: 79.32 World: 72.97 2023 Canada: 81.63 Costa Rica: 80.8 World: 73.33 2024 Canada: 82.11 Costa Rica: 81 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Canada Costa Rica World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Canada: 3.81 Costa Rica: 6.71 World: 4.69 1961 Canada: 3.75 Costa Rica: 6.65 World: 4.56 1962 Canada: 3.68 Costa Rica: 6.54 World: 5.02 1963 Canada: 3.61 Costa Rica: 6.39 World: 5.31 1964 Canada: 3.46 Costa Rica: 6.19 World: 5.13 1965 Canada: 3.12 Costa Rica: 5.96 World: 5.08 1966 Canada: 2.75 Costa Rica: 5.7 World: 4.97 1967 Canada: 2.53 Costa Rica: 5.42 World: 4.87 1968 Canada: 2.39 Costa Rica: 5.03 World: 4.98 1969 Canada: 2.33 Costa Rica: 4.84 World: 4.88 1970 Canada: 2.26 Costa Rica: 4.59 World: 4.84 1971 Canada: 2.14 Costa Rica: 4.36 World: 4.69 1972 Canada: 1.98 Costa Rica: 4.16 World: 4.55 1973 Canada: 1.89 Costa Rica: 3.99 World: 4.42 1974 Canada: 1.84 Costa Rica: 3.89 World: 4.26 1975 Canada: 1.82 Costa Rica: 3.8 World: 4.07 1976 Canada: 1.8 Costa Rica: 3.75 World: 3.97 1977 Canada: 1.78 Costa Rica: 3.7 World: 3.84 1978 Canada: 1.77 Costa Rica: 3.66 World: 3.77 1979 Canada: 1.75 Costa Rica: 3.65 World: 3.76 1980 Canada: 1.74 Costa Rica: 3.58 World: 3.73 1981 Canada: 1.7 Costa Rica: 3.56 World: 3.71 1982 Canada: 1.69 Costa Rica: 3.54 World: 3.72 1983 Canada: 1.68 Costa Rica: 3.53 World: 3.59 1984 Canada: 1.65 Costa Rica: 3.52 World: 3.57 1985 Canada: 1.67 Costa Rica: 3.51 World: 3.53 1986 Canada: 1.68 Costa Rica: 3.45 World: 3.51 1987 Canada: 1.68 Costa Rica: 3.38 World: 3.48 1988 Canada: 1.68 Costa Rica: 3.31 World: 3.39 1989 Canada: 1.77 Costa Rica: 3.24 World: 3.35 1990 Canada: 1.83 Costa Rica: 3.17 World: 3.31 1991 Canada: 1.72 Costa Rica: 3.08 World: 3.13 1992 Canada: 1.71 Costa Rica: 3 World: 3.04 1993 Canada: 1.69 Costa Rica: 2.93 World: 2.97 1994 Canada: 1.69 Costa Rica: 2.86 World: 2.92 1995 Canada: 1.67 Costa Rica: 2.78 World: 2.87 1996 Canada: 1.63 Costa Rica: 2.68 World: 2.82 1997 Canada: 1.57 Costa Rica: 2.59 World: 2.78 1998 Canada: 1.56 Costa Rica: 2.53 World: 2.75 1999 Canada: 1.55 Costa Rica: 2.48 World: 2.72 2000 Canada: 1.51 Costa Rica: 2.41 World: 2.73 2001 Canada: 1.54 Costa Rica: 2.31 World: 2.69 2002 Canada: 1.52 Costa Rica: 2.16 World: 2.66 2003 Canada: 1.55 Costa Rica: 2.08 World: 2.64 2004 Canada: 1.56 Costa Rica: 2.03 World: 2.63 2005 Canada: 1.58 Costa Rica: 2.04 World: 2.61 2006 Canada: 1.63 Costa Rica: 1.94 World: 2.61 2007 Canada: 1.67 Costa Rica: 1.95 World: 2.6 2008 Canada: 1.7 Costa Rica: 1.98 World: 2.6 2009 Canada: 1.69 Costa Rica: 1.95 World: 2.59 2010 Canada: 1.65 Costa Rica: 1.83 World: 2.57 2011 Canada: 1.63 Costa Rica: 1.88 World: 2.55 2012 Canada: 1.63 Costa Rica: 1.85 World: 2.56 2013 Canada: 1.61 Costa Rica: 1.78 World: 2.53 2014 Canada: 1.61 Costa Rica: 1.8 World: 2.52 2015 Canada: 1.6 Costa Rica: 1.8 World: 2.49 2016 Canada: 1.59 Costa Rica: 1.75 World: 2.49 2017 Canada: 1.55 Costa Rica: 1.71 World: 2.46 2018 Canada: 1.51 Costa Rica: 1.71 World: 2.39 2019 Canada: 1.47 Costa Rica: 1.6 World: 2.35 2020 Canada: 1.41 Costa Rica: 1.45 World: 2.28 2021 Canada: 1.44 Costa Rica: 1.35 World: 2.25 2022 Canada: 1.34 Costa Rica: 1.34 World: 2.22 2023 Canada: 1.27 Costa Rica: 1.33 World: 2.2 2024 Canada: 1.25 Costa Rica: 1.32 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Canada Costa Rica World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Canada: 10.32 Costa Rica: 5.37 World: 5.12 1992 Canada: 11.2 Costa Rica: 3.93 World: 5.28 1993 Canada: 11.38 Costa Rica: 3.95 World: 5.54 1994 Canada: 10.4 Costa Rica: 4.05 World: 5.79 1995 Canada: 9.49 Costa Rica: 5.18 World: 5.92 1996 Canada: 9.62 Costa Rica: 6.16 World: 5.98 1997 Canada: 9.1 Costa Rica: 5.68 World: 6.01 1998 Canada: 8.28 Costa Rica: 5.33 World: 6.16 1999 Canada: 7.58 Costa Rica: 5.9 World: 6.28 2000 Canada: 6.83 Costa Rica: 5.08 World: 6.11 2001 Canada: 7.22 Costa Rica: 6.05 World: 6.19 2002 Canada: 7.67 Costa Rica: 6.4 World: 6.41 2003 Canada: 7.57 Costa Rica: 6.65 World: 6.48 2004 Canada: 7.19 Costa Rica: 6.45 World: 6.33 2005 Canada: 6.76 Costa Rica: 6.75 World: 6.22 2006 Canada: 6.48 Costa Rica: 5.93 World: 5.97 2007 Canada: 6.16 Costa Rica: 4.56 World: 5.77 2008 Canada: 6.28 Costa Rica: 4.93 World: 5.82 2009 Canada: 8.46 Costa Rica: 7.82 World: 6.41 2010 Canada: 8.18 Costa Rica: 7.17 World: 6.28 2011 Canada: 7.64 Costa Rica: 9.52 World: 6.15 2012 Canada: 7.39 Costa Rica: 9.11 World: 6.15 2013 Canada: 7.14 Costa Rica: 8.22 World: 6.1 2014 Canada: 7.02 Costa Rica: 8.5 World: 5.96 2015 Canada: 6.95 Costa Rica: 8.42 World: 6 2016 Canada: 7.04 Costa Rica: 8.09 World: 5.97 2017 Canada: 6.43 Costa Rica: 7.73 World: 5.9 2018 Canada: 5.84 Costa Rica: 9.01 World: 5.76 2019 Canada: 5.69 Costa Rica: 10.81 World: 5.59 2020 Canada: 9.66 Costa Rica: 16.43 World: 6.59 2021 Canada: 7.53 Costa Rica: 15.14 World: 6.05 2022 Canada: 5.28 Costa Rica: 11.33 World: 5.23 2023 Canada: 5.42 Costa Rica: 8.33 World: 4.85 2024 Canada: 6.35 Costa Rica: 6.94 World: 4.81 2025 Canada: 6.91 Costa Rica: 6.84 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Canada Costa Rica World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Canada: 16.8 Costa Rica: 0.78 World: 4.14 1971 Canada: 16.66 Costa Rica: 0.77 World: 4.04 1972 Canada: 17.24 Costa Rica: 0.84 World: 4.16 1973 Canada: 17.87 Costa Rica: 0.92 World: 4.32 1974 Canada: 17.98 Costa Rica: 0.88 World: 4.23 1975 Canada: 17.29 Costa Rica: 0.94 World: 4.14 1976 Canada: 17.63 Costa Rica: 0.95 World: 4.31 1977 Canada: 18.04 Costa Rica: 1.16 World: 4.36 1978 Canada: 17.99 Costa Rica: 1.22 World: 4.42 1979 Canada: 18.4 Costa Rica: 1.18 World: 4.46 1980 Canada: 18.37 Costa Rica: 1.04 World: 4.33 1981 Canada: 17.4 Costa Rica: 0.94 World: 4.18 1982 Canada: 16.48 Costa Rica: 0.78 World: 4.05 1983 Canada: 16.06 Costa Rica: 0.77 World: 4.01 1984 Canada: 16.67 Costa Rica: 0.78 World: 4.07 1985 Canada: 16.51 Costa Rica: 0.8 World: 4.05 1986 Canada: 15.96 Costa Rica: 0.81 World: 4.04 1987 Canada: 16.23 Costa Rica: 0.83 World: 4.1 1988 Canada: 17.18 Costa Rica: 0.86 World: 4.16 1989 Canada: 17.43 Costa Rica: 0.95 World: 4.16 1990 Canada: 15.91 Costa Rica: 0.93 World: 4.15 1991 Canada: 15.5 Costa Rica: 0.98 World: 4.1 1992 Canada: 15.77 Costa Rica: 1.29 World: 4.01 1993 Canada: 15.57 Costa Rica: 1.27 World: 3.97 1994 Canada: 16 Costa Rica: 1.45 World: 3.94 1995 Canada: 16.24 Costa Rica: 1.41 World: 3.99 1996 Canada: 16.54 Costa Rica: 1.31 World: 4.01 1997 Canada: 16.91 Costa Rica: 1.26 World: 4.02 1998 Canada: 17.04 Costa Rica: 1.37 World: 3.98 1999 Canada: 17.22 Costa Rica: 1.34 World: 3.95 2000 Canada: 17.7 Costa Rica: 1.3 World: 4.01 2001 Canada: 17.23 Costa Rica: 1.38 World: 4.01 2002 Canada: 17.67 Costa Rica: 1.39 World: 4.02 2003 Canada: 18.13 Costa Rica: 1.47 World: 4.15 2004 Canada: 17.53 Costa Rica: 1.47 World: 4.28 2005 Canada: 18.06 Costa Rica: 1.49 World: 4.39 2006 Canada: 17.64 Costa Rica: 1.6 World: 4.48 2007 Canada: 18.08 Costa Rica: 1.76 World: 4.59 2008 Canada: 17.31 Costa Rica: 1.72 World: 4.56 2009 Canada: 16.14 Costa Rica: 1.63 World: 4.45 2010 Canada: 16.53 Costa Rica: 1.59 World: 4.67 2011 Canada: 16.77 Costa Rica: 1.67 World: 4.76 2012 Canada: 16.34 Costa Rica: 1.64 World: 4.77 2013 Canada: 16.4 Costa Rica: 1.68 World: 4.81 2014 Canada: 16.38 Costa Rica: 1.69 World: 4.78 2015 Canada: 16.09 Costa Rica: 1.61 World: 4.7 2016 Canada: 15.9 Costa Rica: 1.69 World: 4.65 2017 Canada: 16.2 Costa Rica: 1.71 World: 4.67 2018 Canada: 16.52 Costa Rica: 1.7 World: 4.73 2019 Canada: 16.19 Costa Rica: 1.64 World: 4.7 2020 Canada: 14.42 Costa Rica: 1.43 World: 4.47 2021 Canada: 14.69 Costa Rica: 1.59 World: 4.68 2022 Canada: 14.78 Costa Rica: 1.61 World: 4.67 2023 Canada: 14.16 Costa Rica: 1.59 World: 4.68 2024 Canada: 14.01 Costa Rica: 1.63 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Canada Costa Rica World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Canada: 71.66 Costa Rica: 22.07 World: 15.6 2006 Canada: 72.4 Costa Rica: 25.1 World: 17.2 2007 Canada: 73.2 Costa Rica: 28.4 World: 20.2 2008 Canada: 76.7 Costa Rica: 32.29 World: 22.8 2009 Canada: 80.3 Costa Rica: 34.33 World: 25.3 2010 Canada: 80.3 Costa Rica: 36.5 World: 28.4 2011 Canada: 83 Costa Rica: 39.21 World: 30.9 2012 Canada: 83 Costa Rica: 47.5 World: 33.3 2013 Canada: 85.8 Costa Rica: 45.96 World: 35.3 2014 Canada: 87.12 Costa Rica: 53 World: 37.4 2015 Canada: 90 Costa Rica: 59.76 World: 39.9 2016 Canada: 91.16 Costa Rica: 65.88 World: 43.6 2017 Canada: 92.7 Costa Rica: 71.58 World: 46.3 2018 Canada: 94.64 Costa Rica: 73.48 World: 49.4 2019 Canada: 91.91 Costa Rica: 81.2 World: 53.9 2020 Canada: 92.3 Costa Rica: 80.53 World: 60.1 2021 Canada: 93.94 Costa Rica: 82.75 World: 63.8 2022 Canada: 94 Costa Rica: 82.6 World: 67 2023 Canada: 94.15 Costa Rica: 85.4 World: 69.2 2024 Canada: 94.35 Costa Rica: 87.17 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Population 41.7 mn 2025
38th of 215		 5.2 mn 2025
126th of 215
Population density 4.6 /km² 2023
205th of 214		 100.0 /km² 2023
102nd of 214
Population growth 0.94 % 2025
103rd of 215		 0.45 % 2025
142nd of 215
Life expectancy 82.1 years 2024
33rd of 215		 81.0 years 2024
45th of 215
Fertility rate 1.25 2024
190th of 215		 1.32 2024
187th of 215
Birth rate 8.9 ‰ 2024
172nd of 215		 10.0 ‰ 2024
157th of 215
Infant mortality 4.7 ‰ 2024
46th of 196		 9.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 196
Urban population 82.9 % 2025
50th of 215		 79.7 % 2025
58th of 215
Aged 65+ 20.3 % 2025
36th of 215		 12.8 % 2025
75th of 215
Living in cities 52.7 % 2025
47th of 215		 50.1 % 2025
54th of 215
Living in towns 23.6 % 2025
162nd of 215		 24.0 % 2025
155th of 215
Living in rural areas 23.7 % 2025
118th of 215		 25.9 % 2025
100th of 215

Human development

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Human Development Index 0.939 2023
16th of 193		 0.833 2023
62nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.867 2023
14th of 169		 0.678 2023
65th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.643 2023
94th of 156		 0.774 2023
17th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.052 2023
18th of 172		 0.217 2023
55th of 172

Economy

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
GDP 2.3 tn US$ 2025
10th of 186		 102.9 bn US$ 2025
73rd of 186
GDP per capita 55,698 US$ 2025
21st of 186		 19,970 US$ 2025
55th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 66,746 int. $ 2025
24th of 185		 33,815 int. $ 2025
66th of 185
GNI per capita 56,420 US$ 2025
17th of 182		 17,930 US$ 2025
56th of 182
GDP growth 1.7 % 2025
142nd of 186		 4.6 % 2025
54th of 186
Inflation 2.1 % 2025
110th of 165		 -0.1 % 2025
154th of 165
Trade 63.5 % 2025
87th of 138		 71.5 % 2025
78th of 138
Exports 31.3 % 2025
83rd of 138		 38.8 % 2025
66th of 138
FDI inflows 3.0 % 2025
83rd of 192		 5.4 % 2025
44th of 192
Manufacturing 9.3 % 2022 13.6 % 2025
47th of 132
Agriculture 1.9 % 2022 3.4 % 2025
106th of 158
Tax revenue 13.7 % 2024
64th of 89		 13.5 % 2024
66th of 89
Government debt 64.1 % 2024
33rd of 56		 -
Military spending 1.3 % 2024
90th of 147		 -

Labour

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Unemployment 6.9 % 2025
124th of 181		 6.8 % 2025
123rd of 181
Youth unemployment 13.8 % 2025
98th of 181		 19.9 % 2025
134th of 181
Women in the labour force 60.2 % 2025
49th of 181		 46.0 % 2025
133rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.1 % 2025
170th of 181		 11.5 % 2025
100th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.9 h 2025
156th of 181		 42.0 h 2025
53rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 13.0 % 2025
58th of 181		 18.3 % 2025
93rd of 181
Labour income share 59.0 % 2024
8th of 114		 55.3 % 2024
19th of 114
Output per hour 69.8 $ 2025
22nd of 181		 29.1 $ 2025
73rd of 181

Health

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Health spending 11.3 % 2024
13th of 192		 6.9 % 2023
86th of 192
Health spending per person 6,378 US$ 2024
15th of 191		 1,163 US$ 2023
59th of 191
Physicians 2.82 /1,000 2023
55th of 125		 2.69 /1,000 2022
57th of 125
Under-5 mortality 5.4 ‰ 2024
43rd of 196		 10.4 ‰ 2024
79th of 196
Maternal mortality 12 /100k 2023
51st of 194		 24 /100k 2023
75th of 194
Tobacco use 11.2 % 2024
40th of 166		 7.9 % 2024
18th of 166
Safe drinking water 96.9 % 2024
40th of 147		 80.5 % 2024
75th of 147

Food

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Calories per person 3,590 kcal 2023
14th of 155		 3,061 kcal 2023
67th of 155
Protein supply 114.1 g 2022
30th of 174		 89.5 g 2022
93rd of 174
Animal protein supply 69.5 g 2022
31st of 174		 54.2 g 2022
65th of 174
Fat supply 160.9 g 2022
8th of 174		 110.7 g 2022
66th of 174
Food insecurity 10.5 % 2024
46th of 134		 13.9 % 2024
53rd of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.9 % 2024
30th of 124		 2.3 % 2024
35th of 124
Cereal import dependency -116.9 % 2022
151st of 160		 92.5 % 2022
30th of 160

Education

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Secondary enrolment 104.3 % 2023 121.8 % 2024
9th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 76.3 % 2023
36th of 128		 55.0 % 2019
Education spending 4.8 % 2022 5.3 % 2023
22nd of 121
Expected schooling 15.9 yrs 2023
50th of 195		 16.3 yrs 2023
39th of 195
Mean schooling 13.9 yrs 2023
5th of 193		 8.8 yrs 2023
116th of 193
Literacy - 97.4 % 2011

Society

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Income inequality 31.5 2022
29th of 93		 45.5 2025
88th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.3 % 2022
28th of 93		 0.8 % 2025
56th of 93
Internet use 94.4 % 2024
33rd of 182		 87.2 % 2024
73rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 94.1 /100 2024
123rd of 151		 136.0 /100 2024
39th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
20th of 213		 99.8 % 2024
125th of 213
Women in parliament 30.3 % 2025
73rd of 184		 49.1 % 2025
8th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Refugees hosted 416,028 2025
21st of 177		 36,395 2025
71st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 10.4 ‰ 2025
45th of 177		 7.1 ‰ 2025
55th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 314,475 2025
4th of 177		 178,212 2025
9th of 177
Refugees from the country 360 2025
123rd of 199		 367 2025
122nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
172nd of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
128th of 199

Governance

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Control of corruption 80.9 /100 2024
16th of 207		 61.6 /100 2024
54th of 207
Government effectiveness 85.5 /100 2024
11th of 205		 56.9 /100 2024
78th of 205
Rule of law 82.1 /100 2024
18th of 207		 67.6 /100 2024
58th of 207
Regulatory quality 76.3 /100 2024
19th of 205		 64.0 /100 2024
57th of 205
Voice and accountability 83.2 /100 2024
12th of 205		 74.6 /100 2024
34th of 205
Political stability 76.1 /100 2024
67th of 207		 86.0 /100 2024
24th of 207

Environment

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
CO₂ per capita 14.01 t 2024
191st of 202		 1.63 t 2024
82nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 533.3 Mt 2024
11th of 204		 8.8 Mt 2024
113th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.38 % 2024
11th of 204		 0.02 % 2024
113th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 35.6 Gt 2024
9th of 204		 0.3 Gt 2024
119th of 204
GHG per capita 18.61 t 2024
191st of 202		 3.33 t 2024
90th of 202
Renewable energy 23.8 % 2021
96th of 211		 34.2 % 2021
71st of 211
Forest area 39.5 % 2023
78th of 212		 60.4 % 2023
27th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 6.6 µg/m³ 2023
22nd of 200		 17.7 µg/m³ 2023
101st of 200
Water stress 3.7 % 2022
45th of 176		 5.9 % 2022
65th of 176
Land area 8.8 mn km² 2023
4th of 214		 51,060 km² 2023
127th of 214

Energy

Indicator Canada Costa Rica
Renewable electricity 63.9 % 2025
48th of 190		 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190
Wind and solar 9.4 % 2025
80th of 190		 14.1 % 2025
62nd of 190
Nuclear power 13.1 % 2025
21st of 180		 0.0 % 2025
60th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 77.0 % 2025
40th of 190		 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190
Fossil electricity 23.0 % 2025
40th of 190		 -9.9 % 2025
8th of 190
Coal power 4.0 % 2025
129th of 188		 0.0 % 2025
25th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 191 g/kWh 2025
48th of 190		 -38 g/kWh 2025
6th of 190
Electricity per capita 16.09 MWh 2025
8th of 191		 2.19 MWh 2025
102nd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.